One suspect in custody after robbery at EP eatery

Friday

Jun 13, 2014 at 12:01 AMJun 13, 2014 at 11:18 PM

EAST PEORIA — An 18-year-old homeless man was arrested Friday morning in connection to a Thursday night armed robbery at Culver’s.

Dominique L. Johnson, 18, was arrested in relation to the armed robbery at Culver’s, 901 W. Camp St., according to a news release from the East Peoria police. Johnson was in Tazewell County Jail late Friday night and booked on charges of armed robbery and aggravated assault, according to the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office.

The news release stated one man entered Culver’s at 10:02 p.m. Tuesday with a handgun, took an undisclosed amount of money and fled from the scene on foot.

At 11:30 a.m. Friday, East Peoria police arrested Johnson in the 200 block of Conference Center Drive during an undisclosed incident unrelated to the robbery, the release said.

Police still are investigating the robbery and were asking for any information from the public about the incident. Those with information should call the East Peoria Police Department at 698-4700.

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